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Which brings us to the special. Due to Ditto being so Ditto-esque, you all get to choose the Pokémon of the Week for the following week. Starters and Cover/Event Legends from each generation are disqualified. You may only vote for one Pokemon.

Ditto@Quick Powder
Trait: Imposter
EVs don't matter since you copy your opponents stats
Moves
-Transform(necessary to have a move, though you'll never use it due to imposter)

Ditto is such a great revenge killer. Imposter copies the opponents stats, including speed, which is raised further by Choice Scarf. It hits the dragons hard and can easily KO large threats as well as learn the movepool and stats of your Pokemon so that they can send in an appropriate counter.

Next week? I vote for all of the following: Azumarill, Skarmory, Xatu, Amoonguss, or Accelgor. Please excuse me if we have done any of these

You Don't Say? I had no idea that a Choice Band Adamant Victini with maximum attack EVs and IVs that was baton passed +6 in attack and Skill Swapped Pure Power OHKO's Hasty Dry Skin Lvl 1 Paras with no defense EVs or IVs and -6 in defense under sun with a critical hit V-Create.

Which brings us to the special. Due to Ditto being so Ditto-esque, you all get to choose the Pokémon of the Week for the following week. Starters and Cover/Event Legends from each generation are disqualified

Then how about Golurk or Ferrothorn or Archeops from the 5th gen. Or else Luxray or Electivire from the 4th gen. Or else Kecleon or Ninjask from the 3rd gen.

Those are just a suggestion, but if i had to choice it would be between Golurk or Ferrothorn mainly.

Um...oksy. Ditto. The blob. It turns into anything. And it breeds with just about anything. Yeah.
Right, so Ditto got an awesome ability of Imposter from the Dream World, but I won't launch into a long boring overview, since there's plenty of those coming.De Blob
Ditto w/ Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
252 HP/GO NUTS
-Transform
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Right. As you can see I have posted a very original Ditto set that no one uses. Ever. Again, Ditto gets Imposter from the Dream World, which is an almost-Illusion, and works great with a Choice Scarf. I shouldn't have to explain the moves.

Just be careful to subs! Ditto can't copy while the opponent is behind a substitute!! Ditto is one of the best revenge killers since he can copy even the stats boosts then thanks to choice scarf, just sweep way!! =D

I don't use "uber" Pokemon, I don't calculate stat values, I don't use cheating devices, I don't breed my way to perfection, and I don't care about natures. I catch my Pokemon the way they are, and treat them like individuals instead of brainless drones. If you use this philosophy, copy & paste this into your signature. (Started by Tyranitar)

Ditto is the best breeder ever. I have an entire box filled solely with Dittos on my Emerald version, including a 31 Attack IV Adamant Ditto. Imposter gives it some new uses, but I have a question. Does Imposter activate before or after entry hazards activate? If it activates first, Ditto can avoid spikes when switching in against flying types and it can clean up toxic spikes when switching in on poison types.

For next week, I vote for Slowking

Last edited by Sceptile Leaf Blade; 9th September 2012 at 10:13 PM.

Master balls are the cheapest thing ever invented. It's more fun catching everything with balls that can fail. 'caught Latios in the wild without master ball ftw'

I also vote Ferrothorn. Anyway:
Ability: Imposter
Item: Choice Scarf
252 HP EV's
Ditto was "awful" in the first four generations. All it did well was to help with breeding. But in Generation V, Imposter, its Hidden Ability, caused it to pass from a competitively useless Pokémon to a terrifyng one. Like most users, I consider this set. Choice Scarf is there just to ensure that Ditto goes first (considering that the opponent does not use priority moves). HP is the only stat not copied by Ditto, so get 252 EV's. If Ditto is against a Pokémon with a lot of HP (Blissey, Vaporeon, Drifblim) you may prefer, in some cases, to just retreat as well, but sometimes, even with that, Speed puts you into an advantage, so you have a chance. The only flaw is that you're trapped in your first move, but... You can retreat, just realize that you'll "lose a turn", so make a smart switch.

I know some of these are not exactly standard ones and that there are better ones regarding there types or roles
but I think these too have there charm; also I couldn't choose just one of them but I'll be happy if any of these will be chosen.

Ditto used to be one of those bottom-of-the-barrel NU novelties someone would only use on a dare or due to some form of insanity, or if it happened to be their favorite. But now, Ditto has a great new toy in the form of Imposter, allowing it to transform without the need to attack. And trust me when I say that that makes a big, stinking difference. Ditto doesn't even need to know any moves, but since the games prohibit moveless Pokemon, Transform is more or less a necessity.

Item is to ensure Ditto still outspeeds when it transforms, given that it and the foe would share a Speed stat. Speed ties are unreliable. Ability... what do you think we've been talking about this whole time?

Other options:
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*OK, but seriously, if you like to take risks, you can replace the Choice Scarf with a Quick Claw. Gives Ditto freedom to change moves, but now it's not a guarantee to win the Speed tie. Still skews the odds slightly better than 50/50, though. Don't be tempted to use Quick Powder, it ceases to work once Imposter has activated.

Abilities:
*Limber: Ditto can't be paralyzed. Not a bad ability in and of itself, but given that the preferred tactic for taking out an untransformed Ditto would involve attacking it outright, it's not exactly an Arceussend.
*Imposter: Ditto's Hidden Ability, and just about everything it could have hoped for. Ditto will, upon being sent out, transform into its opponent automatically, provided said opponent isn't hiding behind a Substitute or an Illusion. In Double or Triple battles, Ditto will transform into the opponent directly across from it.

Partners:
If the Choice Scarf makes you uneasy, you can opt for some form of Tailwind support. It should last just long enough to allow you to outspeed and KO the foe Ditto turned into in the first place.

Counters:
Zoroark with its Illusion still up stops Imposter from turning Ditto into Zoroark. Zoroark even comes with Pursuit to catch Ditto on the way out once its trainer figures out the problem. Other than that, you'd better stock your team so you can reliably counter any of your own Pokemon, because you just might need to.

Opinion:
I've always liked Ditto, and Imposter is exactly what it needed.

As all posted b4, this is just the set to use:
Ditto @ Choice Scarf
Imposter
Any nature
252 Hp
-Transform
(Hidden Power [rock]/[Grass])
Don't send it in on a substute or Zoroark. Hidden Powers are just to kill stuff like Volcarona, as the tend to use Hidden Power for coverage. If you carry Rock, you can easily OHKO them. Grass is for Rotom, that occasionally carry Hidden Power.

Next week I'd like Gastrodon, the awesome sea slug.

Goodbye Serebiiforums, I will not visit you anymore. I want to be free~

Ditto was always that gimmick pokemon that was perfect for fanart and just fans in general because of its versatility to be whatever or do whatever, except in battle. Competitively, he was utterly useless because of his slow overall stats. Now, Ditto got the ultimate upgrade: Imposter. He can transform as soon as he gets sent in to battle. All of a sudden, Ditto is the most versatile pokemon to have ever existed; having him is like having a sweeper, supporter, and wall all rolled into one.
Now, a big problem with Ditto is the set. EVs, Nature, and move-set are all already decided; you just copy your opponent's one. But what item do you give it? The general consensus is that the Choice Scarf is necessary for Ditto to get anywhere, allowing for it to sweep. Others, including myself, think that this is too single-minded, and go for the Life Orb instead, granting you a power boost to potentially KO opponent's or the versatility to act as support, like setting up hazards or being a spinner.
However, his only strength is also his biggest weakness now. You will know how to beat your opponent's Ditto because it's the same pokemon as yours, which will most likely force a switch and the Ditto wouldn't have gotten anything done. Regardless, Ditto is a really cool pokemon, with a niche no other pokemon (if I know Gamefreak) will ever get.

...Except, I just realized, you get to choose the pokemon for next week. How about Garchomp, because of the potential de-ban?